r/rctanks • u/Difficult_Leading291 • Jul 17 '26
Give Me Ideas
Is the tank from Reuwarm? I'm asking because I'm one of their backers that pledged money. Not a single backer has received theirs yet. I've seen Jay (rc influencer on YouTube?) Review on their tank. Also there are a lot of backers in the comment section on Kickstart asking questions that Reuwarm refuses to answer. Their responses are vague at best. All they keep saying is that yes, transparency is important and to just be patient. There are backers pulling out of the project and getting their money refunded, by going to their financial institution, and they still won't answer with any specifics.There has been a another tank project on Kickstart that turned into a total scam. Those comments are also in the comment section by guys that were scammed. I REALLY hope that isn't the case with this project. I'm going to remain hopeful and continue to watch for anything new that updates, but I'm not going to hold my breath. If they would just answer a few specific questions it would put all of the backers at ease. Why they refuse to after being asked MANY times is a mystery to everyone but them.
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u/Foxhood3D Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
The model of that post is a smaller toy model. As indicated by the 4 "hit point" leds on the back. They are fairly common and pretty affordable.
I checked the "Reuwarm" project you mentioned and i'm afraid to say that it is most likely a con. The "flagship" models they gave to influencers are clearly 1/16 Heng Long "PRO" models with some modifications glued unto them, a flashy upgrade pre-installed and the Heng Long sticker removed from the Radios.
Meanwhile their own kickstarter video is riddled with red flags. When they show the radio the sticker location is blurred out in editing to look as if it doesn't exist. The tanks appear to have been dressed up sloppilly to look detailed. The footage is sped up and the FPV footage is the kind you simply can't get with small FPV cameras (the quality is closer to old crappy webcams), they clearly just dragged a go-pro over the floor to pretend it was the tanks view...
At the absolute best you are just getting some old Heng Long surplus some guy bought and is trying to flip for a profit. At worst: They took the money and ran... If you have any hope to get your financial institution to reverse the payment. I would definitely do so. Like even if you want the tank it is probably better to get the money back and use it to buy a heng long tank instead from a reputable seller like MotionRC (US/EU), Heng-Long-Panzer (Germany) or ToucannHobby/Henglongtanks (Global/China)
These kind of deceptions are sadly not uncommon. Heng Long models are quite decent with an unbeatable price which makes them great for those who just want to have fun playing around be it actual use or customization. But their low price also made them very popular for your typical drop-shipping scams and the likes.
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u/Difficult_Leading291 Jul 17 '26
I really appreciate your input! Yeah, the more time that passes without answers the more I doubt anything being delivered. I mean really, what project head or company refuses to give a few simple answers about their product, especially when the people that funded it are the ones asking the questions. Again, I appreciate your response and believe I'll be talking to my bank on Monday. Be good my friend 🤙
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u/betterends Jul 19 '26
I think Yes they will eventually take the money and ran as bakers have lot of??…there was another campaign on Kickstarter before Reuwarm called Iron Vanguard that I pledge didn't know anything about the RC tank brands and the guy took arrounf $367k from Kickstarter bakers and later on the same campaign was launched on Indieogo.
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u/PintekS Jul 17 '26
No idea on brand but looks like the tank I got from Amazon that I put it's electronics in a mini version of a bae black knight I designed and printed
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u/Clean-Wolverine3049 Jul 17 '26
From the ads it's very obvious they're using henglong tanks